Bone Terminology

Which term is pertaining to the porous conditions of bones?

• Osteoma

• Periosteum

• Osteomalacia

• Osteoporosis

What does the term kyph/o- mean?

• straight

• hump

• soft

• pain

The definition of aplasia is…

• to walk

• joint pain

• without growth

• abnormally small head

Which medical term mean extremity?

• acr/o-

• at-

• arthr/o-

• lamin/o-

What is a craniotomy?

• Someone who is an expert on the skull

• The removal of a part of the skull

• A cut or incision into the skull

• Procedure to view the cranium

True or False:

If a patient has a fracture of a rounded enlargement on the end of a bone, they have fractured a condyle.

• True

• False

Ashton is having a difficult time building cartilage in his bones. What cell type is most likely impaired?

• Osteocyte

• Chondrocyte

• Lymphocyte

• Megakaryocyte

True or False:

Osteoclasts are bone destroying cells and Osteoblasts are bone forming cells.

• True

• False

A patient is suffering from a disorder where their movements are abnormally sluggish and slow. What medical term is used to describe these symptoms?

• Aplasia

• Arthralgia

• Bradykinesia

• Laminectomy

Your friend Bill needs an arthroscopic procedure to perform a chondrectomy. What will they remove as part of this procedure?

• Bone tissue

• Nerve tissue

• Cartilage tissue

• Bone Marrow tissue